Teens and makeup go together like milk and cookies, but how to you make sure they start off on the right foot? Check out this post of mine on the terra20 website. I’d love to hear your thoughts! Share the post “Writing:” FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInE-mailReddit
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03 Aug, 2013
Guest post: Cheesy vegetarian meals for kids & meat lovers
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Guest postings
It’s guest post week here at the Fishbowl and we’re wrapping things up with a mouthwatering post by Ottawa blogger Karie Dufour. Her blog is called Pub Patio Playdate,and if that seems familiar it might be because she was featured in Capital Parent a few issues ago. I was thrilled when she approached me about the […]
26 Apr, 2013
The rather unglamorous subject of garbage and composting
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Oh! Things!|Ottawa|Yaktivism
A bit about garbage collection in Ottawa and our Kitchen Cone. (Our secret to kitchen composting success!)
05 Apr, 2013
Ottawa giveaway alert: $100 worth of spending money from terra20!
Posted by: andrea tomkins In: Fishbowl patrons|Giveaways and product reviews|Ottawa
A great giveaway from terra20 in Ottawa! You can win $100 in cold hard cash! (Ok, a cold hard gift card. But you catch my drift right?)
Guess who we saw in the backyard bathing in the sump pump dump the other day? THIS DOOD: The arrival of the robins makes it official. It’s Spring, and that means I’m itching to see things growing around the house. Our Easter tree (really just branches snipped from our lilac tree) is getting green buds. […]
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My name is Andrea and I live in the Westboro area of Ottawa with my husband Mark and our dog Piper who is kind of a big deal on Instagram. We also have two human daughters: Emma (20) and Sarah (18). During the day I work as a writer at The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. I am a longtime Ottawa blogger and I've occupied this little corner of the WWW since 1999. The Fishbowl is my whiteboard, water cooler, and journal, all rolled into one. I'm passionate about healthy living, arts and culture, family travel, great gear, good food, and sharing the best of Ottawa for families. I also love vegetables, photography, gadgets, and great design.
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